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Chapter 156 - 138: The Grand Auction (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 156: Chapter 138: The Grand Auction (Please Subscribe)

Several days later.

Purple Swallow Immortal City.

Moon Pool.

This location was a Second Rank Spiritual Veins Cave Mansion, which also contained a Spirit Pond blooming with many Drunken Moon Lotuses.

When the lotuses bloomed, rounds of moonlight burst forth from the heart of the flowers, and the air was filled with a fragrance of wine.

It was indeed a remarkable scenic spot.

The scent of lotuses permeated the air.

In the Alchemy Room, Fang Xing’s main body had already returned to the Main Universe for debriefing.

His Cultivation Avatar was looking at the Ten Thousand Transformation Cauldron before him, a hint of joy surfacing on his face, "Indeed... advancing to Foundation Establishment and acquiring Divine Sense, no matter what Cultivation Technique I learn, it’s like adding wings to a tiger."

He slapped his palm onto the Ten Thousand Transformation Cauldron, "Open!"

The Ten Thousand Transformation Cauldron opened, and pills of Elixirs flew out.

"First Rank Top Grade Elixir—Flying Cloud Pill, nine pills per batch, and three are supreme..."

Fang Xing looked at the Elixirs marked with cloud patterns, "Though it’s only with the help of the Ten Thousand Transformation Cauldron that such a success rate is achievable, I can be considered a First Rank Top Grade Alchemist, right?"

"If I really push hard, Second Rank Low Grade Elixirs aren’t beyond my ability to craft. As long as I can barely Solidify Pills, even if the poison content is over the limit, it can still be redeemed later..."

"Perhaps... I could craft some pills suitable for those early Foundation Establishment Cultivators?"

Such barely genuine quality Elixirs, Fang Xing would naturally not consume himself, but he could sell them or exchange them for Elixirs that could enhance his own mana.

Then refine them through the Ten Thousand Transformation Cauldron into supreme quality!

With this thought, his mood was very good as he went outside to admire the full pond of Drunken Lotuses.

"Min Yixing and his people are quite good. I merely mentioned it and they arranged this Second Rank Cave Mansion for me, not only is the scenery beautiful, but looking at the Spiritual Energy, it must be at least Second Rank Top Grade, right?"

Fang Xing recalled the last conversation with them.

He had made it clear that he wouldn’t form a power base and just wanted to rent a Second Rank Cave Mansion.

Min Yixing then recommended this place to him, and it indeed turned out to be exceptional.

Just why hasn’t he seen the real Purple Swallow yet?

Perhaps this False Core Real Person had matters to attend to?

Lost in thought, a Sound Transmission Talisman flew towards him.

Fang Xing revealed a Cave Mansion Token in his hand, deactivated the prohibition, and saw a Qi Cultivator flying in on a Magic Artifact.

"Junior Zheng Qian pays respect to the Senior!"

This Cultivator was at the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation, handsome in features, with a kind smile.

"Zheng Qian? Good name... Are you from the City Lord Mansion?"

Fang Xing sat on the railing, casually grabbed some fish feed, and scattered it into the Moon Pool.

Many purple-greenish carps jostled each other to come out first, fiercely competing for the feed.

Their backs, which emitted a strange luster, gathered together under the sunlight, shining brilliantly like a colorful, beautiful wave.

"Indeed... per Elder Min’s orders, I bring a letter of invitation for the Senior..."

Zheng Qian held out an invitation with both hands.

"Oh? A grand auction?"

Fang Xing took the invitation, nodding, "Of course I wouldn’t miss it..."

He flipped through it, finding a description of several key auction items on the back of the invitation.

"Does this time’s final key auction item include a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Fang Xing casually asked.

"Foundation Establishment Pill materials are hard to find... The City Lord Mansion occasionally secures a batch, mostly for personal use. There’s none to spare this year..."

Zheng Qian explained a few sentences, his heart muttering inside:

’Three Masters capable of producing Foundation Establishment Pills in our city have now been reduced to two...’

All because of the Senior Cultivator before him.

Thus, his demeanor was even more humble, faultless to the point of being irreproachable, "If the Senior graces us with your presence, it will truly be an honor... We have already prepared a private box for you."

"Ah, you’re thoughtful."

High-level Cultivators did indeed enjoy such privileges. Fang Xing nonchalantly responded while looking at those key items, his eyes suddenly lighting up.

"There’s even a Second Rank Low Grade Flying Sword... perhaps specially prepared for me?"

This sort of auction item description was initially given to heavyweight Cultivators participating in the trade fair, also a privilege, making it easier to prepare Spirit Stones beforehand to fetch a high price.

Seeing a Second Rank Flying Sword, Fang Xing’s eyes sparkled, "The sword’s name is Wind Snow; its blade is cold and harsh, forged from thousand-refined mystery iron and thousand-year-old mystery ice... It should suffice."

Zheng Qian, eyes on his nose and nose on his heart, pretended not to hear.

Suddenly.

Fang Xing turned to the last page, his expression slightly changed.

"This Foundation Establishment Spiritual Item?"

The final key auction item was shockingly a form of Evil Qi!

"Shaoyin Evil Qi?"

Above the invitation, there was also an image and description, allowing one to quite straightforwardly understand the information about the Spiritual Item.

"Not bad, this stream of Evil Qi is cold and Yin in nature, suitable for Cultivators practicing Yin Attribute Skills, barely usable for Water and Wood attributes, but it’s best suited for female Cultivators..."

Zheng Qian explained.

"I’m aware of that, you may go now."

Fang Xing waved his hand, dismissing Zheng Qian and then looked at the annotation of that malevolent qi, a smile appearing on his face which then grew bigger as he laughed aloud, "Ha ha... It seems I’m getting everything without any effort."

Shaoyin Evil Qi!

In the Main Universe, it naturally had another name.

"A cultivation technique from the universe that thickens the Golden Core’s foundation... It requires matching with martial arts and Golden Cores."

"Most suitable for the Dragon Tiger Golden Core is the cosmic Yin and Yang qi... and this cosmic Yin qi... it’s Shaoyin Evil Qi!"

"As for the cosmic Yang qi... in the Cultivation World, it should be a special type of Gang Qi called Sun True Gang!"

"If one could obtain these two special types of vigorous evil qi, during the solidifying of the Dragon Tiger Golden Core, by applying the Condensing Evil and Refining Gang Skill to draw it into the Golden Core, it would greatly increase the foundational depth of the Golden Core... coupled with the Dragon Elephant Vajra Invincible Divine Power, achieving the Nine Revolutions Golden Body in the Vajra Realm, reaching the ’Great Vajra Realm’ wouldn’t be a problem at all!"

Fang Xing checked his own resources and found he could easily acquire this evil qi.

He had been frugal all along, not using many Spirit Stones, and now, his storage bag contained over fifty thousand.

And a Foundation Establishment spirit material, even with price inflation at an auction, would only cost around ten thousand low-grade Spirit Stones.

"Even if it’s higher, could it be higher than a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"A genuine Foundation Establishment Pill, if sent to an auction, would probably require thirty thousand low-grade Spirit Stones to acquire..."

...

Three days later.

In the auction hall.

People were everywhere; after all, it was the annual grand auction of Purple Swallow Immortal City.

Countless Qi Cultivators in the late Qi Cultivation Stage came from all over for a chance to change their fate.

Fang Xing, dressed in a silver robe with hands clasped behind his back, descended straight from the sky.

"Is he a Foundation Establishment cultivator?"

"Such a young face, wonder which family’s Foundation Establishment elder he is, or perhaps an Immortal Sect’s True Inheritor?"

The surrounding Qi Cultivators made way for him, some even bowing respectfully.

Among the crowd, two Qi Cultivators looked at Fang Xing with complex expressions.

"Is it him?!"

The Lian surname cultivator from the Myriad Beasts Sect looked shocked, "It hasn’t been many years since our last encounter, right? He has cultivated to such a realm already? Even I, a true inheritor of my sect, am still waiting for a Foundation Establishment Pill..."

That disciple, already a breakthrough late-stage Qi Cultivator, felt like living on a dog compared to Fang Xing: "Foundation Establishment... It seems this person indeed had some fortune with him, maybe last time Uncle Master stopping us was a mistake..."

Being perceptive, they naturally guessed, that at that time, Fang Xing must have had a chance at Foundation Establishment!

Either a second-rank Demon Core, numerous rare materials, or heaps of Spirit Stones! And he had tricked them back then.

If they had realized back then, maybe the current Foundation Establishment predecessor would have been... Brother Lian!

"Damn it! That damn Wanwan!"

Brother Lian cursed under his breath, even resenting his propioceptive senior.

As if, had Wanwan conceded to let him act then, he could have succeeded and smoothly reached Foundation Establishment...

’These two cultivators from Myriad Beasts Sect... seems quite envious of me?’

Little did they know, despite the distance, Fang Xing’s Divine Sense was powerful, and he caught every detail: ’Last time, it felt like they would have moved against me if not for Wanwan and the others, daring to show up in front of me now, really don’t know if they’re seeking death...’

However, in the Immortal City, it wasn’t suitable to kill people openly.

He smirked coldly in his heart, walked into the auction hall, and was immediately led by a receptionist into a VIP box on the second floor.

From this vantage point, he could see everything on the auction stage, the view was excellent.

Before long, the door opened again, and Min Yixing walked in: "Fang Dao friend... why don’t I see your elder?"

"My elder likes to roam everywhere, not sure where he has gone."

Fang Xing lied straight-faced.

"That’s too bad, indeed."

Min Yixing smiled slightly: "I don’t suppose, Fang brother, you would mind giving me a seat?"

"Of course, please!"

Perhaps it was an illusion, Fang Xing felt that this Min Yixing seemed to be trying to win him over.

"Min brother..."

He sipped another cup of Thousand Rocks Competition Spiritual Tea and spoke, "Could it be that Purple Swallow Immortal City really lacks people?"

Min Yixing was momentarily stunned, then chuckled wryly: "Fang brother is truly straightforward, so I’ll speak frankly... Nowadays, Zheng Country is dominated by Myriad Beasts Sect, and the other two Immortal Sects have enough to protect themselves but lack the initiative..."

Losing a Jiedan Cultivator, it was normal for Qingxuan Sect and Black Sky Temple to barely hold on to their own territories.

While Myriad Beasts Sect wouldn’t destroy these two, it would rapidly encroach on the remaining neutral forces in Zheng Country.

Purple Swallow Immortal City was a major target!

"So, the Immortal City doesn’t want to lean towards Myriad Beasts Sect?"

A glint appeared in Fang Xing’s eyes.

"Our Purple Swallow Immortal City has always maintained strict neutrality... What’s more, the real person of Purple Swallow has always had a poor impression of Myriad Beasts Sect..."

Min Yixing transmitted his voice through Divine Sense, appearing very cautious.

’Poor impression? Could there be a grudge?’

’Could it be that the culprit behind the broken Dao path of the real person of Purple Swallow is Myriad Beasts Sect?’

’No wonder she dares not show her face... afraid that once she appears, Myriad Beasts Sect would seize the chance to strike her down?’

’Given the current situation in Zheng Country, if Myriad Beasts Sect truly breaks off relations and kills the Fake Core real person and then annexes Purple Swallow Immortal City, Qingxuan Sect and Black Sky Temple definitely wouldn’t dare to speak out against it.’

Fang Xing thought deeply: ’Such a pity for this land of Spiritual Veins... seems like it’s time to move soon.’

After stabilizing his initial Foundation Establishment cultivation with the help of the Moon Pool, he could consider moving and even joining other major forces.

Unfortunately, Purple Swallow Immortal City was completely out of consideration.